A. D. 1722. Anno nono Georgii Regis. C. 19. 455 miflion Officers and Invalids) for Guards, Garrifons and other his Majefly's Land-Forces in Great Bri- tain, Jerfey and Guernfcy, and other Services relating to the Forces, for the Year one thoufand ("even hundred and twenty-three; and any Sum and Sums of Money, not exceeding one hundicd and fifty thou- fand feven hundred and forty-three Pounds thirteen Shillings and four Pence Half-penny, for maintain- ing his Majefly's Forces and Garrifons in the Plantations, Minorca and Gibraltar, and for Provifions for the Garrifons at Annapolis Royal, Placentia and Gibraltar-, for the Year one thoufand, feven hundred and twenty-three ; and any Sum and Sums of Money, not exceeding twelve thoufand Pounds, upon Account for Out-Penfioners of Cbcljea Hofpiial, for the Year one thoufand feven hundred and twenty-three; - < 1 1 J 1 any Sum and Sums of IVioney, not exceeding forty three thouf nd three hundred and fourteen Pounds four Shillings, for defraying feveral extraordinary E p< nces for Provifions, and oth ;r Services relating to his Majefly's Land-Forces, not before provided for by Parliament; and any Sum and Sums of Men y, not exceeding eighty-two thoufand Pounds, upon Ace unt of Half-pay to the reduced ( )ificers of his Ma- jefty's Land-Forces and Marines., for the Year one thoufand f ven hundred and tyvcntyH three ; fubject nc- vjerthelefs to fuch Rules to be obferved in the Application of .the faid Half>pay, as are herein after pre- fcribed concerning the fame, 65,4.22!. 15s. XXV. And it is hereby further enacted, That out of all or any the Aids or Supplies provided as afore- 9 d • • nd even fid, there fhall or may be iffued and applied any Sum or Sum:;, not exceeding fixty-five thoufand four Tenths 01 a uhndred twenty-two Pounds fifteen Shillings and nine Pence and feven tenth Parts of a Penny, to make ^ y ' h ,"' I) m c k ! good the Deficiency of the Grants to his Majefty, for the Sei vice of the Year one thoufand feven nun en ( ; " dred and twenty-two. Yeai 1722. XXVI. And be it enacted, That the faid Aids or Supplies provided as aforefaid, mail not be iffued or Noc be iffued to applied to any Ufe, Intent or Purpofe whatfoevcr, other than the Ufes and Purpofes before mentioned. any other the. XXVII. Provided always, and it is hereby enacted by the Authority aforefaid, T hat the Commif- Treafury out of fioners of his Majefly's Treafury, or any three or more of them, or the High Treafurer for the Time this Supply to being, be and they are hereby authorized, out of any Monies of the Supply granted to his Majefty in this rewa.d theKr- Seflion of Parliament for publick Services, to reward the Perfons appointed to take, examine, Hate and °^Q eb °, ^, a lne certify the Debts due to the five Regiments above-mentioned, and to iffue fuch Debentures as aforefaid, five Regiments, I and their Clerks and Officers, as alfo the Officers and Clerks in the Receipt of the Exchequer, for their &c. refpe£tive Pains and Services in relation to the faid five Regiments, and fuch Charges as fhall neoii'a. ily attend the Performance of the fume, as to the faid Commiffioners of the Treafury or High Treafurer fhall feem reafonable ; any Thing' herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding. ' XXVlil. And as to the faid Sum of eighty-two thoufand Pounds by tr.is Act appropriated on Ac- Rules to be ob- ' count of Half-pay as aforefaid,' It is hereby enacted and declared by the Authority aforefaid, That the ferved imheAiv- Rifes herein after prefcribed fhall be duly obferved in the Application thereof; that is to fay, plication of the XXIX. That no Perfon fhall have or receive any Part of the fame, who was a Minor under the a ~ paj Age of fixteen Years at the Time when the Regiment, Troop or Company in which he ferved was re- duced. 1 XXX. That no Perfon fhall have or receive any Part of the fame, except fuch Perfons who did actual Service in fome Regiment, *J roop or Company. XXXf. That no Perfon having any other Place or Employment of Profit, Civil or Military, under his Majefty fhall have or receive any Part of the Half-pay. XXXlI. That no Chaplain of any Gan'ifon or Regiment, who has any Ecclefiaftical Benefice or other Preferment in Great Britain or Ireland, fhall have or receive any Part of the faid Half-pay. , XXXIII. That no Perfon fhall have or receive any Part of the fame, who hath religned his Commiffiou
- ar.d has had no Commiffion fince.
XXXiV. That no Part of the fame fhall .be allowed to any Perfons by Virtue of any Warrant or Appointment,, except to fuch Perfons who would have been otherwife entitled to the fame, as re- duced Officers. XXXV. And that, no Part of the fame fhall be allowed to any of the Officers of the five Regiments of Dragoons and eight Regiments of Foot lately difbanded in Ireland, except to fuch as were lately taken off the Lftablifhment of Half-pay in Great Britain. ' XXXVI. And whereas by an Act of Parliament made in the eighth Year of his Majefly's Reign, for 8 Geo. 1, c. 20; ' paying off and cancelling: one million of Exchequer-Bills, and for other Purpofes therein expreffed, fe- How the Over- ' veral Supplies which had been granted to his Majefly's as is therein mentioned, were appropriated to £ e us °/^ e ^°~ ' feveral Ufes and Purpofes therein expreffed, amongft which any Sum or Sums, not exceeding the Sum Half-pay, SG.i. . of eighty-nine thoufand Pounds, upon Account of Half-pay for the Year one thoufand feven hundred (hall be d.fpofed J and twenty-two, was appropriated to be paid to the reduced Officers of his Majefly's Land-Forces and of. ' Marines, fubject neverthelefs to fuch Rules to be obferved in the Application of the faid Half-pay, as I * in and by the aforefaid Aft were prefcibed in that Behalf:' Now it is hereby provided, enacted and de- j clared by the Authority aforefaid, That fo much of the faid Sum of eighty-nine thoufand Pounds, as is or fhall be more than fufficieut to fatisfy the faid reduced Officers, according to the faid Rules by the II aforefaid Act prefcribed to be obferved in the Application thereof, or any Part of fuch Overplus, fhall or may be difpofed to fuch Officers who were maimed or loft their Limbs in the late Wars, or to fuch others, as by reafon of their long Service or otherwife, his Majefty fhall judge to be proper Objects of ! Charity, or to the Widows or Children of fuch Officers, according to fuch Warrant or Warrants under 1 is Majefly's Royal Sign Manual, as fnall be figned in that Behalf; any Thing in this or the faid former Act to the contrary notwithstanding. " Claufe
